Manuel Medel was born on January 5, 1906 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. He was an actor, known for La vida inútil de Pito Pérez (1944), Teatro del crimen (1957) and Bartolo toca la flauta (1945). He was married to Rosita Fornés. He died on March 14, 1997 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.